Stenrode - Brain implant able to create neural interface

Some more news from DARPA.
Their team has created a novel neural-recording device dubbed "stentrode" that can be implanted into the brain through blood vessels, eliminating the need for invasive surgery and the risks associated with breaching the blood-brain barrier. The technology was developed under DARPA’s Reliable Neural-Interface Technology (RE-NET) program, and offers new potential for safely expanding the use of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) to treat physical disabilities and neurological disorders.

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In an article published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers in the Vascular Bionics Laboratory at the University of Melbourne led by neurologist Thomas Oxley, M.D., describe proof-of-concept results from a study conducted in sheep that demonstrate high-fidelity measurements taken from the motor cortex—the region of the brain responsible for controlling voluntary movement—using a novel device the size of a small paperclip.

http://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2015-02-08

Bold part makes me think that it might be possible to hack the device, thus forcing the carriers to do things they wouldn't usually do.

 

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Other source dubbed it bionic spine.

 

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This... is fantastic! If they can get accurate and reliable metrics from these... the potential is there to bypass spinal damage and restore functionality! Even more, the possibility of full function prosthesis!

 

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